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Ethnocentrism makes it difficult for healthcare providers to:

The primary purpose of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Code of Ethics is to guide decision making and encourage professional growth.  The standards within this code are also defined by law.  

Gesticulation  refers to signals made by a person with his or her face, hands, arms, or head that communicate a message, for example an emotion.  Gesticulation is a form of nonverbal communication.

Why  is it critical that the point of the ultrasonic tip never be adapted to the root surface?

Which of the following can occur through the use of dull instruments for debridement? 

The purpose of EBDM is to: 

Supportive care is cyclical in nature.  Which of the following items places the sequence of supportive care elements in correct order? 

Ultrasoncially debrided treatment sites have higher levels of bacteria than sites instrumented with hand -activiated curets.  Both manually-activated and ultrasonic instruments have been shown to accomplish effective periodontal debridement of subgingival root surfaces. 

A major advantage of locally delivered antimicrobial agents over systemically delivered agents is the lowered dose of drug in blood plasma.  This means that the active agent is also present in a much lower dose at the site of infection.  

All the following are true with regard to the aging patient, EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?